Alley Parks hosts science camp for Berne Union students

5:32 AM,
Jun. 5, 2013

Trina Thornton, Outdoor Education Coordinator for Lancaster Parks and Recreation, leads children in song Tuesday during Mystree Camp at Alley Park. Kids in the camp solve a new 'mystery' every day centered around a different area of the park.

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Around 50 students from Berne Union schools this week are learning about nature through MysTrees Camp at Alley Park in Lancaster.

Sharon Shaw, the 21st Century After School Site Coordinator for Berne Union, said this camp is a grant-funded program in its fourth year in the school district.

"We work with students in the school district to help them improve their school grades during preschool and after-school hours with tutoring and programs like this one," Shaw said. "The students attending the camp are from kindergarten to sixth grade. Last year, we took them on day field trips to places ...